Rig
Rig , noun
[See Ridge.]
A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.]
Rig , transitive verb
[Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; compare Anglo-Saxon wrīhan to cover.]
1.
To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
2.
To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.
Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.
Collocations (2)
To rig a purchase , to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc.
To rig a ship (Nautical) , to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.
Rig , noun
1.
(Nautical) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
2.
Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloquial]
Rig , noun
[Compare Wriggle.]
1.
A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obsolete] — Fuller
2.
A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
3.
A blast of wind. [Provincial English] — Wright
That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed.
He little dreamt when he set out
Of running such a rig.
Collocations (1)
To run a rig , to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming.
Rig , intransitive verb
To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
Rigging and rifling all ways.
Rig , transitive verb
To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obsolete or Prov.] — Tusser
Collocations (1)
To rig the market (Stock Exchange) , to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant]